The definition of citizenship is actually defined in later countries in later generations, and it is almost the same, anyway, it also stipulates various obligations and rights, but the ancient Greek citizenship system has been praised by many people on the Internet in later generations as a very god, which is simply a myth.

Say how awesome the system was, how good the democracy was, and how good Greece was at that time...... Because this system of citizens is in fact a foundation of Greek democracy...... Anyway, it's the same as in the myth.

In fact, the reason why it is so mythical and so admired naturally has many purposes, such as some foreign forces...... Ahem...... In addition, it is this civic system and the ancient Greek democratic system that is indeed very strong, because under the system, there are many glorious historical fragments.

Let's just say that the previous Spartan 300 warriors stuck to the hot springs pass, this is just a paragraph, and then there was the Battle of Salami Bay, and even before there was a marathon battle, which is the origin of the later 'marathon', and these are actually within the scope of the Greco-Persian War.

The Battle of Salami Bay was later filmed as the second episode of "300 Warriors", but it is really normal to say that these historical fragments were made into movies, because it is really very legendary, and it is really more with less!

The key is in this less to win more, because the bull is also on this, and there were even two Punic Wars later, which are all classics of winning more with less, and these are indeed based on the citizenship system of ancient Greece!

So from this point of view, this system and the democratic system of ancient Greece are really very, very good.

Li Mengyang, as a graduate student of party history, naturally has to study this. And from his dialectical materialist view of history. This thing...... I have to talk about how this thing came about.

In ancient Greece. It must be 'Lang Lang Evil Dog', there is a man named Solon, this person is very powerful, he proposed a reform plan, this plan is called Solon's reform!

In fact, the system of qiē originated from this reform, which simply means that it stipulates the obligations and rights that a citizen should fulfill, that is, links the two. Of course. There must be many other reforms, but the most important one is the link between the duties and rights of the citizen.

After this there were citizens, and democracy in ancient Greece appeared, and after that there were those glorious and amazing histories of winning more with less.

And there is also a relative in this, that is, the opposite, that is, the Persian army led by Xerxes, and the system of the Persian state behind it.

In the Greco-Persian Wars, Persia was defeated, and this is clear at a glance. But there are a lot of details in this that many people don't know. For example, is that Xerxes, a god-like monarch, a fool?

The literature that Li Mengyang has read mentioned that Xerxes is the most noble one among the heirs of the Persian Empire, that is to say, he is the most red-rooted, and he is also a great man, handsome, tall, and beautiful with a long beard, this person's IQ is not low, it can really be described as the pride of the sky!

But such a person, he was defeated, and the reason for this is really that the system is not good, and there is a detail at that time, that is, after the Greco-Persian War, the Greeks really made a windfall, because the battlefield was full of gold and silver treasures!

Where did it come from?

It's all carried by the Persians!

Yes, the Persians at that time were so wonderful, they took all their wealth with them, and then went to battle!

Li Mengyang thought it was too ridiculous and ridiculous when he watched it, but when you think about it a little, you can understand that there is a problem here.

Were the Persians of that time all stupid?

Obviously not! One or two people are stupid and you can explain it, but how can you explain that all people are stupid?

Why did the Persians at that time take all their wealth to the battlefield?

In fact, it is very simple, not that they are stupid, but they know that if they don't carry it with them, then these gold and silver treasures will become someone else's!

They are fighting outside, and at home, there is nothing to ensure that these gold and silver treasures, that is, property, are probably gone, and even their wives and children are someone else's.

That is to say, the Persian society at that time was still in a fairly primitive social structure, and the kind of relationship between people relied on primitive, such as bloodline, kinship, these things were maintained, and the law.

Yes, the key here is the law, there is no law to protect people's property!

Therefore, it is really normal for Xerxes to lose the war, even if he has hundreds of thousands of troops, but it is useless, there is no organization at all, it is almost a primitive society, how can you win the more advanced democratic society of ancient Greece?

If you look at it this way, this kind of system in ancient Greece is so awesome!

If you look at it this way, democracy is invincible!

Hey, yes, Li Mengyang had such a tendency when he read those remarks on the Internet at that time, but such a so-called 'conclusion' is very ridiculous in the eyes of a guy who studies history.

No need to say much, just ask the last sentence, since the system of ancient Greece was so awesome, why did this country finish its calves later?

If the democratic system was so awesome back then, why did Europe later enter the feudal monarchy?

Those who hold that view, they can't answer at all, and of course, some people may be stubborn, that is, 'Greece is weak,' 'Europeans have been stupid,' 'Europeans have lost their traditions,'...... Wait, wait.

But in fact, in response to such an answer, it can also be asked, if the democratic system of ancient Greece is so awesome, why is Greece weak?

That's right, if you keep asking like this, you'll be going to kill those people.

To put it simply, from Li Mengyang's point of view, there are desirable and good things in the democratic system of ancient Greece, which is indeed true. But there are also many disadvantages. And these are the bad places. That's the key.

Li Mengyang is looking at this so-called democratic system in ancient Greece. In fact, it is natural for him to make a comparison with our Chinese history, and such a simple comparison can actually see the flaws of this system, and why this system will not be passed down and will be finished!

And that's the key......

In contrast, it will let us understand a lot of interesting historical phenomena, and the history of the East and the West actually overlaps in many places, such as Solon's reforms!

Just over two hundred years after Solon's reforms. There was a person from the Qin State, and this person was called Shang Ying.

That's right, it's Shang Ying's change!

If we compare Solon's reform with Shang Ying's reform, you will definitely shout.

I'm cǎo, these two people were taught by a master, right?

These two things are really about the same, the approximation is very high, and the citizens in Solon's reform are actually hierarchical, not equal to everyone. And those titles in the Shang Dynasty Transformation...... Really, it's a lot like it.

And the subsequent historical development is very similar. The democratic system of ancient Greece later made an ancient Rome, which was really a famous empire, and the Shang Dynasty changed the law, and later Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms.

That is, this system was brilliant, but later, the Roman Empire fell apart, and the Qin State, it was even faster!

Let's look back at the Qin State, because she collapsed quickly, so it is relatively easy to study, relatively, Li Mengyang is also more familiar, and from the collapse of the Qin Dynasty, we can see the huge drawbacks of this system.

So, how was the Qin Dynasty destroyed?

Li Mengyang has read a book in which there is a point of view that is particularly well written, that is, the fundamental reason for the fall of the Qin Dynasty lies in one word, big!

To put it simply, the reason why Qin perished was because the country became bigger!

Isn't this a bit far-fetched?

After Li Mengyang read this book, he really agreed with this point of view, because what people said was really reasonable.

The reason why Qin rose was because of the Shang Dynasty reforms, and it didn't even have much to do with the later Qin Shi Huang. Jia Yi directly said that the first emperor was 'Yu Lie of the Sixth Fen', what does this mean? That is to say, the first emperor is just a second-generation official, relying on the foundation of his ancestors, nothing more.

Of course, Jia Yi's ass is sitting on the side of the Han Dynasty, but there is some truth in this.

Then, with the demise of Qin, there are many people who say, 'Severe punishment and strict law'!

This is not wrong, why did Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolt?

If you miss the deadline, you should be killed!

It's that they are going to the border, but they encounter heavy rain and find that it may be late, so what should they do?

Fuck it!

So, the strict punishment is also very reasonable, but!

What is Shang Ying's transformation?

That's the law!

The rise of the Qin State was because of the Fa, but in the end, her demise was also because of the Fa, which sounds ironic, but let's take a closer look?

Why did Qin Law make Qin strong in the first place? And why was there no Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in the first place?

Because of the law at that time, what was stipulated, the people of Qin at that time could do it!

At that time, Qin Guoxiao, you will rarely miss the deadline when you go to the border, so no one will be beheaded because of this law!

But later, when the Qin State became bigger, it was easy to lose the deadline, not to mention that Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, he rebelled because of the deadline!

In fact, this is still a small aspect, and the law of the Qin State is suitable for the small country Qin State at the beginning, but not for the place where the Great Unification Qin State was later unified.

And if we look at ancient Greece, isn't it the same?

The civil system of ancient Greece was because of the law, and because of this law, they defeated the powerful Persian Empire, because there was a law to guarantee the property of citizens, they did not have to carry gold and silver to the battlefield, they did not have to worry about their wives and children would become someone else's, but in order to protect these personal property, they had to fight bravely.

And later ancient Greece, including ancient Rome, also exposed a lot of shortcomings in this law, and one of these problems is the most critical, and it is also the biggest reason why Li Mengyang cannot copy the so-called democracy of ancient Greece the most! (To be continued......)

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